Pony safe after escaping onto Buckwalter Parkway

A Bluffton horse is resting comfortably in his field after running loose on Buckwalter Parkway Thursday morning, according to town officials.

Bluffton police officers and detectives responded after several 911 calls around 9 a.m. described a horse in danger of being hit on the parkway. Patrol officers and investigators were able to coax the horse off the street and into a parking lot, town spokesperson Debbie Szpanka said.

Despite the horse continuing to run, investigator Michelle Mayers was able to grab a hold of the rope and secure the horse, according to a news release

Besides several bee stings, Carlido is doing well, and no one was injured during the incident, Szpanka said. The four-year-old pony is back in his home field on Lost Oaks Drive, which is near Buckwalter Parkway.

Fidel Adame, the horse's owner said his young daughter did not secure the pony after riding him this morning.